How To Install mftrace on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mftrace on Kali Linux.

What is mftrace

mftrace is:

mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap font (a METAFONT font) into a PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1 Scalable Font).

Type1 fonts offer many advantages over bitmaps, as they allow PostScript files to render correctly on printers with many resolutions. Moreover, Ghostscript can generate much better PDF, if given scalable fonts.

There are three methods to install mftrace on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mftrace Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mftrace using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mftrace

Install mftrace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mftrace using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mftrace

Install mftrace Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mftrace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mftrace

How To Uninstall mftrace on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mftrace package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mftrace

Uninstall mftrace And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mftrace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mftrace

Remove mftrace Configurations and Data

To remove mftrace configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mftrace

Remove mftrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mftrace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mftrace

Dependencies

mftrace have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• mftrace website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mftrace package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.